List of Chicago Cubs owners and executives

This is a list of owners and executives of the Chicago Cubs.

Owners

General Managers

The Cubs have had 13 general managers.[3] The general manager controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.[4][5] The first person to officially hold the title of general manager for the Cubs was Charles Weber, who assumed the title in 1934.[3]

# Name Seasons Ref
1 Charles Weber1934–1940[3]
2 James Gallagher1940–1949[3]
3 Wid Matthews1950–1956[3]
4 John Holland1957–1975[3]
5 Salty Saltwell1976[3]
6 Bob Kennedy1977 – May 1981[3]
7 Herman FranksMay 1981 – October 1981[3]
8 Dallas GreenOctober 1981 – October 1987[3]
9 Jim FreyNovember 1987 – October 1991[3]
10 Larry HimesNovember 1991 – October 1994[3]
11 Ed LynchOctober 1994 – July 2000[3]
12 Andy MacPhailJuly 2000 – July 2002[3]
13 Jim HendryJuly 2002 – August 2011[3]
14 Randy Bush
(interim)		August 2011 – October 2011[3]
15 Jed HoyerNovember 2011 – present[3]

Presidents

References
  1. http://jewishbaseballmuseum.com/spotlight-story/meet-albert-lasker-big-influence-cubs-owner-early-1900s-responsible-naming-park-wrigley-field/
  2. http://anbhf.org/laureates/albert-lasker-2/
  3. "Cubs' General Managers". Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  4. Schwarz, Alan (December 21, 2005). "2005 General Manager Roundtable". Baseball America. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  5. Dickson, P. (2009). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third ed.). W.W. Norton & Co. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4.
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